It seems that the Honor brand is doing great year after year and the latest Honor 9 model is perhaps the best of the Chinese company’s portfolio. This was confirmed yesterday when Honor’s President of its Business unit revealed via a Weibo video post that the company has been able to sell up to 1 million units of the flagship model in less than a month!
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According to the statement, the Honor 9 shipments surpassed 1 million units in just 28 days and the President of the company mentioned that they plan to increase productivity while sticking to the high quality the brand is known for. Note however that this number is only for the Honor 9 shipments in China and does not include the sales in Europe which are also thriving.
In case you don’t remember, Huawei’s best seller features a 5.15-inch 1080p display and is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip with 4GB /6GB RAM as well as 64GB /128GB storage versions. It comes with a 3200mAh battery and a dual 20MP + 12MP camera similar to the Mate 9 and Huawei P10’s but without the Leica branding while at the front, there is an 8MP sensor. It’s available in 4 color variants: Sea Blue, Amber Gold, Black and Seagull Gray colours and starts at 2299 Yuan (∼$338).